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Oct 2024

Hong Kong Expats Get Hong Kong Passports – Why?

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Hong Kong Expats Get Hong Kong Passports Why Some Hong Kong Expats Relinquish Their Citizenship-of-Origin and Become Chinese Citizens Hong Kong Expats Get Hong Kong Passports – Why? In recent years, a growing number of expats in Hong Kong have made the decision to relinquish their citizenship-of-origin and become Chinese citizens. This trend is fueled […]

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12

Sep 2024

Your Hong Kong Visa Application Status Can Be Checked Online…..Yeah Right!

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

This article deals with the option for an applicant to check online their visa application status. If you’ve made an application for a residence visa here, the Hong Kong Immigration Department provide you with a website URL and login credentials so that you can ‘track’ the progress of your case as it travels its way […]

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11

Sep 2024

Do I Need To Work For the Same Employer For 7 Years To Get The Right Of Abode In Hong Kong?

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The Right of Abode in Hong Kong is not (solely) based on the length of employment with a single employer. This entitlement is primarily determined by factors such as continuous ordinary residence in Hong Kong for a period of not less than 7 years and other specific eligibility criteria set by the Hong Kong Immigration […]

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09

Sep 2024

How Easy Is It To Secure A Work Visa Issued Under The Immigration Arrangements For Non-Local Graduates On The Basis Of Freelance Employment?

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

Can you realistically expect to work for yourself if your employment permissions have been granted under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)? QUESTION Hi Stephen, thanks a lot for answering the questions on this website. I must say that all the information on visageeza.com is of immense value. I would like to pose a […]

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28

Aug 2024

Hong Kong Business Investment Visas – The Catch 22 For Foreign National Entrepreneurs

Posted by / in Investment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

  There are 2 pathways you can follow to apply for a business investment visa for Hong Kong. 1. You can be in Hong Kong as either as resident or a visitor seeking to adjust your immigration status to join in an existing, or establish a new, business; or 2. You can apply prospectively for […]

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04

Jul 2024

Mainland Travel Permits for Non Chinese PRs | RTHK3 Backchat

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Mainland Travel Permits for Non Chinese PRs China Introduces 5-Year Mainland Travel Permit for Foreign Permanent Residents of Hong Kong and Macau Unless you’re a PR of Hong Kong and have been living under a rock this last week, you will no doubt have caught the buzz around Hong Kong at the moment about visa-free […]

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24

May 2024

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean…Roof-Over-Head-Food-On-Table ?

Posted by / in Family Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

In this short piece I discuss how the Hong Kong Immigration Department assess the bona fides of a sponsor seeking Hong Kong dependant visa permissions for his/her family to join him/her in the HKSAR. Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. ‘Roof-Over-Head-Food-On-Table’ describes […]

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